[Intro] Don’t think… you fall apart faster when you try to stay in control. [Verse 1] You start steady when I’m near you, like you’re holding everything tight, But your timing slips a second every time I break your line. You correct it, try to fix it, try to act like nothing changed, But your focus keeps on drifting every time I say your name. [Pre-Chorus] Call it nothing, play it calm, like you’re still the one in charge, But it cracks across your voice… every time you try too hard. [Chorus] Closer than breath—you lose your place, Try to keep up, can’t keep pace, Say you’ve got it under control— but I’m already in your head. Every word starts coming wrong, Every pause goes on too long, If you really ran this game— you wouldn’t fall into it this way. [Verse 2] You reset, try something colder, switch your tone and change your stance, But it breaks the second I push— like you never had the chance. Every rule you try to follow gets undone without a sound, You don’t lose it all at once— just piece by piece coming unwound. [Pre-Chorus] Try to steady what you say, try to keep me in my place, But your rhythm slips again… every time I shift the pace. [Chorus] Closer than breath—you lose your place, Try to keep up, can’t keep pace, Say you’ve got it under control— but I’m already in your head. Every word starts coming wrong, Every pause goes on too long, If you really ran this game— you wouldn’t fall into it this way. [Bridge] Go on—fix it, take it back, try to pull yourself intact, But the second that I move— you forget what you were doing. You don’t lose control outright… you just can’t hold onto it. [Final Chorus] Closer than breath—you lose your place, Try to keep up, can’t keep pace, Say you’ve got it under control— but I’m already in your head. Every word starts coming wrong, Every pause goes on too long, If you really ran this game— you wouldn’t fall into it this way. [Outro] …see? You were fine— until I started talking.
